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travellers.
Calledlaa Cradle of
of Civilisation'
guiding principles of these
and a
nd of diverse landscapes, distinctOver the years, India has also emerged
land

Itures and, natural and monumental as a hotspot of medical

tourism as it
onders, India has been a magnet for
ronders, India has proved its mettle in delvering cheap
global tourists for centuries. The country
lobal tourists and best medical treatment. As such,
today enjoys a premier place on the irrespective of the Covid-19 pandemic,
Travel industry in India
global tourism mapdespite Covid-19
disruptions. India offers geographical
the Tourism
is
and
witnessing growth, fuelled by
diversity, attractive beaches, 40 World technological innovations and adoption
Heritage Sites, 10 of world-class industry standards.
Bio-geographic Zones,
106 National Parks and 551 Sanctuaries,Across the spectrum, we see the travel
as in February 2022.
and tourism ecosystem offering quality
Despite the and services, backed by
pandemic, Financial Year 2020-21Products
technology at good value for money-
saw an
an inflow of
of $2.94 billion in from low-cost airlines, budget
investments in Indian tourism as right hotels at the click of a button, a wide
compared to $1.07 billion in Financial array of unique local businesses and easy
Year 2019-20, an year-on-year growth access to pocket-triendly first-and-last-
of 174.7 %, says Invest India. mile transport services. Thus,
Besides an ever increasing number of given the
still untapped vast potential of Tourism
toreign visitors, the domestic tourists industry, a career in this field remains
and travellers
too are driving Indian one of the safest bets for seekers
of an
tourism industry to newer and newer exciting well as well-paid career.
as
So,
heights. In the past couple of years, it if you love to go places and guide others
has been observed that working in quest of natural, cultural or
millennials are looking to escape city life architectural splendours, you must
go
in search of
for a career in Tourism & Travel
tranquillity or a break from industry.
the monotonous way of life. Owing too
the increasing time-crunch experienced
yurban consumers, spontaneous
Career In Tourism
STaycations' or 'workations' in the city Offers Big Scope And
itself are becoming popular among A Great Future
millennials looking for a quick-tix. Ihe Putting the
disruptions Covid-19 on
new breed of travellers, led bythe back burner, Tourism sector in India
llennials and Gen Z, are redefining
millennials Gen Off-beat
is back on high
growth path, promising
the way
way one travels. at locationsa
locations
great
a great career tor youngsters.
career for By 2029,

are the Gen Z and Travel and

youngsters. By 2029,
very popular Tourism
will account for nearlyindustry
Very among
living
in India
ttavelling in groups, community
and shared economy are somC of |
53 million jobs,
ccorcding to Invest India. The Indian
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 Tourism
Sector In Union Budo
Union Budget 2022-23
Boost to ther schemes like
other ehemes capacity buit
The
Mimstry
ot
Tousm

orc in
has
the
Union
becn
for servICe prViders,
Service Sector heme,
bui
Cham ldi
mpon
ny
allocatcd Rs.2,400
2022 23,
which is
18.42%%

lor the Technology and alseto Intormation

ncet
Budget stablishment cxpenditur ture of the
the
alloalon

than the reliel

brngIng
hipher 22, Ministry and its subordinate
finan al
Vcar

Tourism
2021
sceor
which
was
hit
Minister
by
the country and abroad. "The offices
F
to the Tinance
Minister said that in ditficult
the Covd
pandemic,
in her Budget
National Ropeways hilly area
Develob
:velopmen
Sitharaman
Nirmala (rcdin
Ms. Emergcncy
spcech
cxtcnded the
(1ECIGS) up
Programme will be taken up on PPp
Lane
Guarantec
Schcme
its mode and may also cover congested
said that
March 2023 and urban arcas, wherc a Conventional mass
to cxpanded
will be transit
guarantce
cover

to a total
of system is not teasible. An
by Rs. 50,000
crore
additional
allocation of Rs. 22/ crore has been
The
Rs. 5 lakh
crore.

earmarked
exclusivelycarmarked carmarked for the
the northeastern
States
will be for the year 2022-23. Rs. 98
provision
related enterprises. crore has
for hospitality and becn allocated under the Tribal Sub
allocation of
Of the proposed budget of the
Plan for the creation of
tourism
Rs. 2,400 crore, a major portion infrastructure in the tribal areas.
crore is
outlay amounting to Rs. 1,644 The Loan Guarantee Scheme for
carmarked for the development of Covid-affected Tourism Service Sector
infrastructure tor tourism and
Rs. 421.50 crore is meant for promotion (LGSCATSS) had also been started
and publicity activities. From the nc
during the financial year 2021-22.
Guarantee-free loan up to Rs. 10 lakh
budgetary allocation for major tourism each for the Ministry of Tourism-
intrastructure schemes, Rs. 1181.30
rore is earmarked for the Swadesh approved travel and tourism
Darshan Scheme, and Rs. 235 crore
stakeholders (tour operators, travel
for the agents, tourist transport operators) and
Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and loans up to Rs. one lakh each to
Spiritual and Heritage
Augmentation Level Tourist Guides/1ITGs
Regional
Drive (PRASHAD) Scheme. Rs.130 approved
crore has been set by the Ministry of Tourism, Tourist
apart for the Guides approved by State
development of iconic sites
and the governments
and Union Territory administrations will
Temaining would be used for
funding be given under the Scheme.
Tourism and Trave>' has
also
as the
largest service industryemergedrged
in the
expected to reach 30.5 million by 2028.
country besides The travel market in India is projected
source of
SOurce of foreion 4being a
significant
s1gnificantto reach $125 billion by financial year
Tourism & foreign exchange. By 2028, 2027-28.
$509 bilionHospitality is forecast to earn
earned in [Link] to $28.9 billion travellerIndia is also the most digitally advanced
nation in terms of digital tools
expected to among By 2030,
be
among the India is
business travel markets. the top 1s being used for planning, booking, and
India Brand five experiencing a journey. India's rising
Fquity Forum
uity
international tourist According
Forum to to middle class and increasing disposabi
22
arrivals in India
are (1BEE),incom
income has supported the growth
domes
domestic and outbound tourism.

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rernational hotel chains to A research reportby WTTC. throus tha

casing
heir presence in the country Travel and Tourism can miss rrut (
to account for around
iI
expected
tse x p e c t e d
it is
$610 billion in GDP-or 14 mallir
share
In the Tourism and obs-1 governments and prvate
pitality sector of India by the end companies do not address this pressing
2122, says IBEF
human resources issue. Tourism
starters, tourism and travel is a
For Companies are aware of these
grves you the
power to define
reerthat challenges and are theretore puttung a
matter to people, a carcer
ments that lot of attractive career programmes in
about it and
t has nothirng typical a
and retain the best
that lets you unite the world. The place to attract
reer
ursm industry 1s a servVIce-based one;
talent
human resources.
I n order to showcase the wide range
relies heavily on The
of careers the sector has to oftfer,
Tavel industry grows exponentially with WTTC has put the links to all its
gecialised education, in tact it depends
Member Companies career pages on
nurely on the individuals have
quality,
one page. The Careers Portal shows
offer. Thus, a career in this field has
the diversity of the sector by linking
Tuly unlimited potential without being
nonotonous at any ume. A lot of career you to companies such Hilton,
as

Dubai Airport, United Airlines,

ptions available to professionals in this
ector are in travel agencies, Customer Expedia and many more leading
Ground Handling (customer service) at companies.
nternational or domestic airports, tour
perator, event manager, tucketing How To Enter
ofticer, adventure tourism expert, Tourism Sector
The Indian Tourism sector offers a
Tansport officer, holiday consultant,
gstics, cruises, airlines, hotels, and plethora of diversified openings for an
DuTISm departments in government and individual looking to make a career in
the other reasons this field. You can opt for diploma,
pvate sectors. One of
that make it a lucrative career is that certificate, undergraduate of

oUwould have job options in both, postgraduate programmes offered by a

2OVernment and the private sector with large number of instututions and use this
Dugh chances to make a switch later degree as the starting point of your
want. career. The eligibility criterion for
Inyour career whenever you
admission to Travel and Tourism courses
Here are some reasons that make a
ed i n Tourism sector a top choice:
Career at the undergraduate level is a Higher
ls Secondary examination qualification.
md
Iravel&Tourisr
by
is
present decade
grow
forecast to
which The postgraduate degree awarded is
3.79/% in the
ng of Master of Tourism Administration
0above the average growth
ble Bobal GDP, which means there will (MTA), which is a rwo-year full-time
of be a lot of jobs needed to meet the programme approved by the Ministry
ands created by such growth. of Tourism, Government of India.
2022

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 Candidates having proficiency in at least
one foreign language are at an
3rd Approach To
advantagcous position and so are the
professionals carrying a diploma in Becomne Travel
&
public relations or advertising.
institutions also offer
courses suitable
Many
correspondence
for those who
Class 10 all Professi
subjects
onal
Touris
as
per
cannot devote
scheme of tu
longer hours everyday to Class 11-12 with
college. any
subject as perDer chee
studies sche
lst Approach To
Become Travel & Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Tourism
Professional Management/
Tourism
Travel in
Tourism Studies/and Tour
0urism
Class 10 all subjects as Tourism Administration
Management/ /BBA
in Bachelors
Travelad
per scheme of studies [Link].
Tourism ManagementTravel ang

Class 11-12 with Master of Tourism

any subject as Administration
/MBA in Tae
and Tourism management
per scheme of
studies
4th Approach To
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Become Travel & Tourism
Travel and Tourism Professional
Management/
Tourism Tourism Studies/Bachelor of Class 10 all
Tourism
Administration/ BBA in Travel and subjects as per scheme of studies
Management/ [Link]. Travel and
Tourism Management Class 11-12 with
any subject as per scheme o
studies
2nd Approach To
Become Travel &
Bachelor degree in any
discipline
ProfessionalTourism
Class 10 all P.G Diploma in Travel& Tourism
subjects as per scheme of
studies
Master of Tourism Administration/ Tourism
Management
Class 11-12 with any
subject as per scheme of
studies Specialisations
Experience Architect
xperience Architect is someone who
An

designs and c r e a t e s a n experience.

especially for people with specific fields
Diploma in Travel and Tourism ot interests. ltalsO
Management/
Diploma in Tourism and Ticketing
requires a cross-
discipline perspecivetat considers
u l i p l e aspects in orrter to be ahle
nerge nterests. tt Cannple, vo1

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 to
penences such s i our
of I dream holadars can be pianned
abonna people to heip
pertecod br
[Link] rul their
ce their zys or ute, ther expectatons retar urteas7
po theT make their relihood arTethese zzencies tacate t r 2 e and
ar o the old henzge bui vacabons or besiness
other semces tor
2stE authenuc cursine in the urposes Such 2s intoemanod ibour the
etc hotei taunz. the cr
reas ot a ci, desunanoas,

MICE (Meetings, Incentives, and the tastest mode ot r n s

etc. Thu
Conferences and_Exhibitions) 12n exchange to
the oROuT
Consultant: MICE Consultant is 2gencies awIs
zre on

Of
to tacilltate the r r e l needs protessionals wno
the bn a
red ens ure i
clients. As areas and can
oDorate rarel companies hese
tomers have n unparalleled
Consultant you orter the most
coSt-ettecre opuons to
Conrenent and expenence Department: This
el requiréments. i his role Tourism
2s tne gorernmenrs
1nC. sOurcing and booking departnent acts
hus, r h2s the
acilities, transters and the tounsts
tace to
Coatere the
ot represenung
acCommdaion. respons1Dility
manner
best pOSSib.e
Leisure and Recreation Specialist gOrernment in h e

2Leisure and Recreauon Specialist, p ding excellence

acuviues in various at s responsib.a
have to organ1se
and eservaon, sales and markeung znd tour

2Ces such as playgrounds, parks, 2re zss25ed i t h

include ounsts
amasour job functions will planning The
rare. guides and
organising, and leading the he.p of dedcared
.27.7ig. Intorm2tion
10T Ies tor groups of people (business other s tat: inrolved.

tamilies, a5S1Stants working in the Tourism

senior cIizens, large
can be reiated to Departmen: are selected through
nese acuvitues
the
rts and crafts, sports, nusic and even
compeutve exam which 1s held bT
2denrure activiues.
Staff Selection Commission. Ther are
Eco-Tourism Consultant: Eco- for providing intornaton
responsible
concerning desunaions and tour pian
LTIST 5
about promotin
sustainable wa or The department guides 2re usually
esponsible and
dutes divided into three categories n2mely
rarelling, As a cronsultant, your about the regonal, state and local. For becoming
nclude educating travellers
organising 2guide, one must possess good
nportance of eco-tourism,
wildlite tours, knowledge about history art
aidarranging t o u r s
and naking other architecture and language oi the varnous
age w/alks, etc.) and
4TFangements such
as transport destinatons.
accommdation. Hotels: Having a comfortabie star 1s
often the deciding tactor of a successtul
Travel And Tourism vacation Meant to provide food and
accommodation services to the tr2veiiers.
Career Options hotels these davs are much more than just
Agencies: With an
Travel are lodgngand food. The hospital1ry industr
peopie
icreasingly busy schedule, on
has grown
by leaps and bounds over the
their holidays
nding it hard to plan past tew years and
Cir w n and are
thus turning
towards
constantly requires
the travel agencies with a hope that their s S o n a l individuals for iobs related

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Notable COurseS Tnstitutions

well-known
courses
E-mail: admissions@[Link]
the
Some of sector
are:
website:[Link]
concerned

in the
[Link]. in
Airline Ticketing
and
Amity Schoo! of
Hospitalit
HospitalityManagement website: [Link]/ash
Bachelor in Air Ticketing and National Institute of Tourism
an
Management Administration
Hospitality Management
Bachelor of Business website: [Link]
Admiistration (BBA) Bundelkhand University, School oi
Diploma in Destination Tourism & Hotel Managemen
Managernent Jhansi
Advance Diploma in Travel and Bharti Vidyapeeth College of
Tourism Management Hotel and Tourism Managemenr
Bachelor in Tourism Studies Studies, Mumbai
Travel and Tourism
website:
Certificate Course in Tourism [Link]
Studies
and Travel
Certificate Course in Centre for Tourism
Tourism Travel & Management Studies, Jiwaj
University, Gwalior
Diploma in Tourism and Hotel Institute of Hotel and
Managenent Heritage
Diploma in Travel & Tourism Tourism, Agra
Master in Travel website: [Link]
Vocational
Administration Centre for Tourism Studies,
Tourism Course
in Travel & University,
Pondicherry
Master of Tourism Puducherry
(MTA Administration Dayananda Sagar Institutions.
Master of Business Bengaluru
(MBA) Administration Amity Institute of Travel and |
PG Tourism, Amity University, Noida,
Diploma
Tourism
in Travel and Delhi-NCR
Travel Academy, New Delhi,
Some of the
Delhi-NCR

institutions offering
are:
well-known
related courses
Collegc ot
iospitality and
Tourism, Faridabad, Delhi- NCR
Indvar Snsutute f Kuoni Academy ot Travel,
Travel Turism and Noida, Delhi-NCR Noida,
Gwalhor,Manaye ment, entres
1Subaneswa, Noida Ashok stirute of
agement,Hospitality
Neloe & a Tourisn Alana &
New
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 on otter in the
front [Link] housekeeping. | get the best experiences
hand.
have in
food and beverages. accounting limited time that they
also taciitate
and public relauons. Some of these operators
them indulge in
management

Transport: It is divided into the the t o u r 1 s t s by helping and

following basic categories: adventure sports like
river rattung

1,Road Transport: There has been rock cimbing

Consultants: This is a

an exponential increase in the number Holiday in the

the country,refreshingly new
across option career

of cabs running and is very

CIUTalling the rise in the tourist actvity travel and tourism industry
operauons
of the country. Coaches and Similar to the consulting
in all parts number of large
by a
tourist cars engaged in tourism industrrconducted a c r o s s the world. These
also provide scope tor self-employment companies all the
wth a handsome
Drivers professionals n o t only supply
compensation. tourists but also trade
skills can easily information to the
with good conversation
The other tasks ther
stand out in the crowd and are always a in hoidav packages.
are making travel plans,
hit with the tourists who are looking perform other
tickets and proViding
for knowledgeable drivers with
a good booking
also related details tothe concerned partues
command of the language. They are
link berween
At ames, they may be the
the tourists. Many driving
apped well by their the tourists and the
travel agencies.
protessionals have now opened up Entrepreneurship: Over
the past
bunch of
own car agencies, hiring a
number ot
under them to serve a large couple ot decades, a large
drIrers
entrepreneurs have made it big in this
umber ot tourists. sector, as is evident from the emergence
in india s
2. Airlines: Flving sector
of websites such as Makemvtrip,
Travel
at an unprecedented pace. have made a
D0oming in the Triangle, etc. These portals
hus, this hot s e c t o r is always travellers life much easier by ottering
the airlines
need of ground staff and them end-to-end services in exchange
with a
who must be equipped for a fee. With the ongoing digital
att should carry
a
Elevant degree and this tield
revolution touching all parts of the
A c a r e e r in
lated skill set.
country, the number
of people opting tfor
O1fers a chance to take up numerous is on a constant
include such onl1ne services
which may online
POTessional roles counter increase. Mushrooming ot these
rat ssIstants, reservation and
portals indicates that they present
an
sales
1at, air hostesses & flight pursers, to make a career in
untapped opportunity India.
and marketung stat.
the field of Travel and Tourism in
primarily Banks: The banks are also realising
Our Operators: They
are
since
the brains behind the en tour
the ever-increasing sign1ticance o t
tours
they responsible for organising their
are tourism and tourists and are mak1ng
Annanaging travel and stay of the ettorts to provide them with the best
that
llents. In the limited time experience. Thus,
thev are
from their busy
possible
ururists take Out
many looking tor people to assist tourists
and
ched dule, they want to VISIt as
the travellers on matters concerning toreign
It s
T tant poss1ble. with
places as
to exchange. suallv, protessionals
Tespon
atTy
nsibiliry of the
u t tours to
tour

the well known

Derators

tourist MBA degree are the preterred

dt that the
tourists professtomals for this job
tUons in such a way

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